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[sythyry]

Weighty Considerations[18 Chirreb 4261]

Remarkably, the greatest number of the monsters agree with me.

I did, in fact, say very little about what to do with the mouse, or the Gormoror adventurers, and decide to ask the Duke or at least Kaim-Su for recommendations on this topic. I diverted her by asking how she knew they were there to kill her, and she told me about some nastily enchanted crossbow bolts and some very heavy fire spells, and invited me to look at them with the Eye.

I did. They were nastily enchanted crossbow bolts and very heavy fire spells. I also looked at her defenses concerning nastily enchanted crossbow bolts and very heavy fire spells. The crossbow bolts were fired from some dozens of miles away (though the crossbow was only a few feet from Vae's big ugly head at the time), and those miles were full of wood and wind, according to the spell that blocked them, though most of the rest of us wouldn't have agreed. There was another spell that would twist crossbow paths into eternal knots, and another to turn the crossbow bolts into so many memories of childrens' verses, and ... well, if you really care, you can read the Ducal report. (Or if you can't, probably best if you don't.)

Actually I didn't spend the time to dissect her defenses just then, Prof. Gostegg and some of the grad students in Dissection of Spells did it later...

... which was delightful, really. It meant that I got to sit on the shoulder of one Zanniajaia, who is a member of my preferred species, and, yes, my preferred coloration too. There aren't that many blue Orren -- they're mostly brown -- but the few blue ones are to be cultivated, and, when possible, sat upon. Or otherwise provided with opportunities to compare our coloration.

No, it's not just about camoflage.

And now, it's time for a miscellany, or, perhaps, even, an assortment.

1. Question for later consideration: Should I fret about finding another Orren particularly appealing, when Ilottat is being particularly inattentive?
2. I offered Real-Eel the mouse, but I started by explaining to her what it was and offering not to show it to her. She preferred to never see it at all. I'm not quite sure what to do with it now... it's in a box in a spare closet at Quelldrie House. I hope to forget it and leave it there, until either I reread this diary in a thousand years or until some poor crown prince of Daukrhame or something stumbles on it.

3. I asked various people, mostly city guard, about the policy on having nendrai torture their prisoners. The general reaction was, "Anyone who attacks a nendrai should be prepared to pay the price. At any rate, we have no great desire to challenge a nendrai over the lives of mere foreigners."

   "But that's horrible!" I said.

   "You may try to talk her out of it, if you wish."

   I might.

4. Seeks-Veils evidently proposed marriage to her lover in Rusunder. He refused to move to Vheshrame for her. Now Seeks-Veils does not have a lover in Rusunder any more, or anywhere else, as far as the rumors know. She said (to Havune and Ghirbis -- I was, unfortunately, busy observing mice) that she was going to go screw someone easy like Nestrune silly in revenge. Nestrune, less unfortunately, was in class at the time. By the time Havune told either of us, she was no longer available to non-Orren anymore. At least, even I have more sense than to make a pass at someone who just changed her name to Seeks-Perpetual-Virginity.
5. Question for later consideration: Should I fret about wishing for an opportunity with Seeks-Someone-Easy, especially when Ilottat is being particularly inattentive?
6. Question for later consideration: Should I fret about missing an opportunity with Seeks-Someone-Easy, especially when Ilottat is being particularly inattentive?
7. I managed to catch Ilottat in the pond, in Orren form (yes, O sarcastic monsters, I was in Orren form -- we both were) and we had a few bubbly underwater kisses. He sort of kind of agreed to see me tonight. I unstrategially mentioned something about Orren-on-Orren kissing. I am not seeing him tonight.
8. Question for later consideration: Should I fret about missing an opportunity with Ilottat, especially when Ilottat is being particularly inattentive?
9. Question for later consideration: Should I fret about not being distraught over missing an opportunity with Ilottat, especially when Ilottat is being particularly inattentive?

Comments

[galis.livejournal.com]

1. As long as you've already accepted you're cis, I don't see why you should fret about finding people from other races attractive.

5. Don't fret about it, considering your past interest in her, that'd be a natural response.

6. Same as above. Don't worry about feeling that way, but don't dwell on it.

8. Not when he's acting like this. No offense but he seems to care more about getting it on with a Zi Ri to fit his fetish than the emotions of said Zi Ri.

9. I wouldn't be very distraught in your situation either, really.

[rowyn]

The answer to all of those questions is "No." Don't fret, Sythyry. Fretting doesn't change anything anyway. :)

[redbird]

Global answer: don't fret.

Whether or not you wish to pursue such opportunities, or such other Orren, is a fair question: but you should not fret over being attracted to more than one person on the entire World Tree.

[vernononfm.livejournal.com]

1. No! Finding others appealing is a natural part of life for all, even those mated to one and only one.

5 & 6. I can quite honestly say that there is nothing wrong about wishing for, or being sad for missing, such an opportunity with her. So, no need to fret about that, either.

7. Perhaps a ZiRi would consider using their next enchantment project to make something that can give them an orren form, maybe with 4 charges a day or so, so that they needn't use up their cley to see those who do not wish to consider themselves cis? (I would advise against using it to get involved with new ones, though, as deceit can ruin a relationship faster than Vae can cast a spell.)

8 & 9. Ilottat is being quite inconsiderate to you. He may be a good lover in some respects, but in no respects does he respect you as you are. This is a basis for many other problems that could develop, and if he can not change his attitude towards you, all will fall apart and he will find you seeking comfort in another's arms. Or on their shoulder or in their bed, depending on what comfort is needed. ;) From experience, you if you care about Ilottat, you will need to sit down with him and have a talk about this.

[terrycloth.livejournal.com]

1. I don't see why -- haven't you been considering finding another lover on and off for a while?

5 and 6. Yes! You know Strenata would have been angry at you when she came to her senses if you'd tried anything.

8. Yes! You should have known better than to push buttons you know would turn him off! That sort of social faux pas could be dangerous!

9. Well, it's certainly something to give serious consideration -- it might mean you're getting bored of him... or maybe just tired of his attitude.

It might be a good idea to pay more attention to what's bugging him if you want to keep him as a boyfriend, I think.

[jareth-atian.livejournal.com]

While I'm sure that advice from a Monster like myself can surely hold little weight to a noble Prime like yourself, I do feel compelled to offer my own opinions regarding your plight.

1) I would not fret. Finding others to be physically attractive is a natural response. There is no harm in looking, after all.

5 and 6) Yes, you should fret about missing or even desiring an opportunity with Seeks-Someone-Easy under those circumstances. While there is no harm in looking, there can certainly be harm inflicted when acting upon those wants. I am sure that a Prime of your intellect and grace would be well aware that such an occurence would not be based upon any real feelings between you and she, and instead would be only a result of her own anger regarding her ex-lover in Rusunder. She (and other Primes) might judge your moral character poorly if you took advantage of her in that state. It would appear better to your peers if you were to seduce her through heartfelt friendship and expensive gifts when she is in a more sane state of mind.

8 & 9) I see nothing in your own actions or wants worth fretting over, here. It is unfortunate that Illotat does not wholly share your own curiousities and desires. Such things occur in many relationships, and I wish you all the luck in the world in overcoming this obstacle. Still, you are Zi-Ri. Why push at Illotat now? You have an eternity before you in which to find an agreeable Orren. Perhaps even a blue one.

[cattitude.livejournal.com]

I don't know the answers to the questions you've asked, will cheerfully admit this ignorance, and so shall refrain from providing answers.

However, if you think you might be in this kind of situation again, you might consider transferring into the Dissection of Spells class with Zanniajaia.

[niss-the-ai.livejournal.com]

This sounds like someone who should be sat with, or on, more frequently. But Platonically (if that translates).

[melskunk.livejournal.com]

No, Platonically doesn't mean "Like a dead philosopher"

[sythyry.livejournal.com]

I already did! A week or two ago.